Mumbai, Apr 22 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has stayed its order to make Hindi mandatory as a third language for students of Classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools in the wake of ...

Those who wish to learn any other language as an option to Hindi should meet the expectation of 20 students from each standard in a school.

Under the revised state government resolution (GR), students in Marathi and English medium schools can now opt for any Indian language as their third language from Classes 1 to 5.

Learning Hindi as the third language will be voluntary, Bhuse said. The government decision taken last week to make Hindi compulsory as a third language for students of Classes 1 to 5 in Marathi ...